Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which recently acquired the Dunlop trademark and other rights for four-wheel tyres in Europe, North America and Oceania from Goodyear Tire & Rubber, says it expects to establish the Dunlop brand as a premium tyre brand…
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Goodyear/TNO demonstrate vehicle integration to mitigate crashes
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, in collaboration with TNO, has announced a significant advancement to vehicle safety systems. The integration of tyre intelligence technology into the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system of a vehicle has demonstrated the potential to mitigate…
Beontag partners with Michelin for RFID-enabled smart tyres
Beontag, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of self-adhesives and smart tags such as RFID and NFC, has launched a new partnership with French tyre manufacturer Michelin, that will see its TireTag technology incorporated into millions of new commercial and…
India’s Ceat to acquire Camso brand from Michelin for US$225 mn
Tyre maker Ceat, a part of RPG Group, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with French tyre maker Michelin to acquire its Camso brand’s off-the-road-highway tyres (OTR) and tracking business for US$225 million. The acquisition will give Ceat…
SKS acquires Mehler EP plant to expand global capacity
Sweden’s AB Svenskt Konstsilke (SKS), a single-end cords producer for tyres and MRG reinforcement, has announced the acquisition of the assets from US-based Mehler EP’s 153,500-sq-ft plant in Martinsville. Terms were not disclosed. The equipment will enhance SKS’s production capacity at…
Michelin to expand Chennai plant with PCR tyre facility
While French tyre maker Michelin may see its European market dwindling, it is expanding its Asian tyre plants. The European manufacturing giant recently announced a US$67 million investment to establish a new passenger car radial (PCR) tyre facility at its Gummidipoondi, Chennai site.…
Evonik breaks ground on silica expansion at US site
German silica producer Evonik has broken ground on what it says is a “significant” expansion at its Charleston site in South Carolina’s Berkeley County. This new development will boost the production capacity of precipitated silica by 50%, catering to the…
Continental to build first fully owned tyre distribution centre in the US
German tyre maker Continental is investing into its first fully owned tyre distribution centre in the U.S., in the Dallas-Fort-Worth-Metroplex. With the new facility, Continental Tires says it is improving both service levels and customer support even further. Designed with…
Evonik: improved process to accelerate tyre recycling
German chemical firm Evonik says it wants to help make rubber materials from scrap tyres easier to re-use in the manufacture of new automobile tyres. So far, the suitability of recycled rubber has been very limited because its chemical structure…
Nova Motorsport relaunches successful rallycross tyre
Recently, Nova Motorsport has unveiled its new ACB11 rallycross tyre at the Loheac round of the 2024 French Rallycross Championship (FFSA Championnat De France Rallycross), of which the brand is the title sponsor. The latest ACB11 tyre is produced in…